Conductor-support



N M d 1. 6 D. STEUSSY.

CONDUCTOR SUPPORT.

No. 397,037. Patented Jan, 29, 1889 oLHhagP-whnr. Washington p.11

UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID STEUSSY, OF MONTICELLO, \YISCONSIN.

CONDUCTOR-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 397,037, dated January29, 1889.

Application filed May 8, 1888. Serial No. 273,196. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern-.-

]ie it known that DAVID S'rE'Ussv, a resident of Monticello, in thecounty of Green and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Conductor-Supports; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact (lescription of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in fasteners or supports forrain-water conductors, and is fully described and explained in thisspecification and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1is a top plan of my improved fastener fastened to a wall and inoperative connection with a conductor. Fig. 2 is a front elevation ofthe same, looking in the direction indicated by the arrow at, Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is a plan similar to Fi l, the eye b, in the fastener beingtwisted for the purpose hereinafter set forth.

In the views, A is an ordinary conductorpipe, and B is a wire bent toencircle and conform to the pipe, and having straight ends Z), providedat their extremities with loops or eyes 1), adapted to receive nails orscrews 0 for fastening the support to a wall of wood or brick. At anydesired point in the portion of the wire B which encircles the pipe isformed a loop or eye, I)", which may be readily twisted either by meansof a pair of grasping-pliers or by means of an awl or nail of sufficientlength and strength passed through the eye.

In practice the fastener is attached by passing it about the conductor,bringing it into the position shown in Fig. 1, and nailing its ends tothe wall, drawing them sufficiently to make the wire as close as isconvenient. After nailing or otherwise securing the ends of the wire thesupport may be tightened upon the conductor to any desired degree bytwistingthe eye I)". If the wire be drawn reasonably close beforenailing, a quarter-turn of the eye, bringing it into the position shownin Fig. 3, will tighten it sufficiently to hold the conductor firmly inposition; but no matter how loose the wire may be before twisting theeye the slack can easily be taken up and the wire rendered perfectlytight by twisting the eye sufficiently. I have found, in fact, that acond u ctor-pi pe of any ordinary construction may be pressed togetherby the tightening of the wire, the only limit to the pressure which canbe put upon it being the strength of the wire and of the nails withwhich it is fastened to the wall.

It may be found advantageous to form the eye I) with a quarter-twist, asshown in Fig. 3, before applying it to the conductor, as this starts thetwist evenly; but this is not essential either as a factor of theinvention or as an incident in its use.

It is evident that, instead of forming eyes at the ends of the wire forattaching it by meansof nails or screws, the ends may be turneddownward, forming points for attachment, as shown in Fig. 3; but, asthese points are a well-known equivalent of the eyes for this purpose, Ido not regard the difference as essential.

Having now described my invention and explained its operation, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A conductor-support consisting of a single wire adapted to encircle aconductor-pipe and having ends formed for attachment to a wall, and anintermediate loop or eye adapted to be twisted for shortening the wireafter its application to the conductor, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

2. The conductor-support consisting of the wire B,bent to encircle aconductor-pipe and formed with an eye, 19, and having ends I), providedwith eyes I) for attaching the support to a wall, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

DAVID STEUSSY.

\Vitnesses:

R. H. WILEs, J. A. ORAlN.

